MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- Mississippi College golf shot a first-day score of 613 (+38) to sit in 8th after the opening two rounds of the South Region Preview, hosted by Christian Brothers at Irene Golf and County Club.

The talented filed features five of the top 50 teams and 13 of the top 100 players in the nation as ranked by GolfStat.

Senior Force Choi led the Choctaws with a two-round score of 149 (+5) to sit in a tie for 30th. He shot a first-round score of 75 before improving by one shot with a 74 in the second round.

Freshman Grant Mahaney (153, +9) and senior Davis Murphy (154, +10) were also in the top 50 after the opening day. Rounding out the MC scorers were freshman Adam Murphree (157, +13) and junior Parker Brooks (163, +19).

Lincoln Memorial, the 13th-ranked team in Division II, and Young Harris lead the team scores after the first day, shooting a 573 (-1). Columbus State (#32) is one shot behind, followed by West Florida (#5), just two shots back.

Individually, Harry Butler of UWF and Tom Forster from Carson-Newman are leading the tournament after shooting a 138 (-6). They are followed closely by Dan Bradbury of Lincoln Memorial (140, -4).

The teams will wrap up the 54-hole tournament on Tuesday with 18 holes in the morning.
 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and began competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.

The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.

For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.